Radio star and author visits Sibford

26 May 2017

Award-winning radio star and author, Christian O’Connell, visited Sibford School in Oxfordshire to talk about his life, career and his debut kid’s book, ‘Radio Boy’.

Christian told the children: “You are the most important people on this planet. You are the future. Enjoy the ride.”

Explaining how he had wanted to be a radio DJ since hearing Steve Wright at the age of 13 he said: “I had a light bulb moment and thought ‘whatever he’s doing I want to do something like that’. It took me 13 years and numerous rejection letters telling me give up on the idea, but I hung on to my goal and got there in the end. You have to keep the dream alive.”

Christian began writing children’s books because he “felt like I had a story share.” He told pupils: “Most books begin with a question, and the glory of being a writer is that in a book you can make anything happen and there are no consequences.

Following the talk, which was also attended by pupils from neighbouring primary schools, Christian took part in a book signing session.